Many people often feel the Summer is the quite period of the year for a Football Club. This is not the case as much work is required in organising teams for the season ahead including the booking/ paying for football pitches; F.A Affiliation of teams; recruiting and registration of players; procuring kit etc. In fact […]
One of the growth areas of the Club has been in Girls football. Over the Summer two new teams have been formed at Under 9s and 11s. On the 4thSeptember four of the teams at Under 10s, 11s, and 13s (two sides) came together for pre-season matches. Pictured are the four teams prior to kick off. […]
During this Summer the Club and Manager Helder Ribeiro, in particular – have been busy in forming a new Adult Saturday football team. A big step forward was taken on the 3rd September when the team played their very first organised match against opposition AFC Bexley. Helder reported on this event “We started in control of […]
The FA Community awards, presented by McDonalds, aim to recognise and reward people across the country who make a difference to grass-roots football in their local community. Junior Reds FC were particularly honoured when Andrew Wood was nominated by the London FA for an ‘Outstanding Contribution to Community Football Award. Andy works behind the scenes in the […]
Congratulations to Graine Feeney – the Club’s Girls Development Officer – in completing the London Triathlon event for charity in August. The “Triathlon” is a continuous event comprising swimming, cycling and running with no rest in between. Graine writes “Undergoing major heart surgery at any age is tough. For my 28 year old nephew who was born with a heart […]
It was previously reported a new Junior Reds Adult team is being formed to play football on Saturday afternoons. In July the team took a major step forward by being elected as a member of the Bromley and District League. Team Manager, Helder Ribeiro, said “Joining the Bromley and District League is a significant milestone […]
It was a very special day for Stuart Webb (our Under 21 team manager) and his Fiancé Jemma on the occasion of their wedding on the 16th July. They were married at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Lee and enjoyed a reception at the Holiday Inn in Bexley. A great first signing of the year Stuart. Best […]
Junior Reds U15 Athletic spent Saturday afternoon at the Footscray International Summer Festival of Football. Kicking off at 2pm in very hot conditions they kept four clean sheets in five group games on the way to the final. The final was a very competitive match against Dartford Blue which saw JR Athletic win 1-0 with […]
Junior Reds U10 Knights had a good weekend after they became the Kent Football United shield winners 2016. The boys deservedly won the semi final after it went to a penalty shoot and went on to beat Dulwich United in the final. Manager Chris Sawyer said “The boys should be very proud of themselves as it was […]